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stood at Chieveley, a few miles from Newbury, 

 where Feather Bed keeps him company. There 

 have been several very useful winners by Littleton. 



None of the Kingsclere horses distinguished 

 themselves in 1903. The total of stakes won 

 that year, £^2i% was the smallest since 1876. 

 The chief contributor was Mr. Alexander's colt, 

 Andover, a two-year-old by Right-away out of 

 Sister Lumley. He ran second to the smart 

 filly Barbette in the Gimcrack Stakes at York, 

 and won the Champion Breeders* Foal Stakes at 

 Derby. At the end of the season he left Kings- 

 clere, along with Mr. Alexander's other horses, 

 to be trained by Braime at Burbidge, and in 1 905 

 won the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot. 



The loss of Mr. Alexander's patronage and 

 that of other owners at the same time was the 

 result of the establishment of the Kingsclere 

 stable on a new basis. The property was taken 

 over by a syndicate, the members of which were 

 the Dukes of Portland and Westminster, Mr. F. 

 Gretton and myself. The change was suggested 

 by the two Dukes. A limited liability company 

 was formed and registered under the name 

 ** Kingsclere, Limited." The members of the 

 syndicate held equal shares. The company 

 bought Kingsclere from me. I undertook the 

 management of the company and continued to 

 act as trainer. The change involved the depar- 

 ture of the horses belonging to Mr. George 



